FUNDAMENTALS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL - Hardcover

Baumslag, B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1860942148 ISBN 13: 9781860942143

Publisher: Imperial College Press, 2000

Synopsis

This unique book presents a personal and global approach to teaching mathematics at university level. It is impressively broad in its scope, and thought-provoking in its advice. The author writes with a love of his subject and the benefit of a long and varied career. He compares and contrasts various educational systems and philosophies. Furthermore, by constantly drawing on his own experiences and those of his colleagues, he offers useful suggestions on how teachers can respond to the problems they face. This book will interest educationalists, policy advisers, administrators, lecturers, and instructors of lecturers.

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The book contains many sensible ideas on how teaching and learning should be organised. In particular the author emphasizes that to improve the quality of teaching the whole department should work together and that programmes should be carefully planned ]] this book is an excellent overview of mathematics teaching at university level and I would rec -- Zentralblatt MATH "Zentralblatt MATH"

Synopsis

A personal and global approach to teaching mathematics at university level. It is broad in its scope, and seeks to be thought-provoking in its advice. The author compares and contrasts various educational systems and philosophies. Furthermore, by constantly drawing on his own experiences and those of his colleagues, he offers useful suggestions on how teachers can respond to the problems they face.

Edition details

• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860942148
• ISBN 13: 9781860942143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 260